Big White Ski Resort - Is It Worth It? (4K, Insta360 X3)

[@lalehbryanskrenes5692]

Thanks for taking us along. Was fantastic. Brought back fond memories. Great job on the formatting and really good photography. Thanks again!

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke

[@KieranMySnowboardJourney]

love the music, nice winter Christmas feel to it

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@KieranMySnowboardJourney Thank you. Appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@BeerWagoon]

Love the format. Showing the trail map and highlight where you are. It's exactly what I want when I am looking at potential ski areas to visit.

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you! Of course I’m looking for the same so I don’t spend days figuring out new resorts when I get there. Really appreciate you watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke

[@inspired1531]

Thanks so much for this as it brought back many happy memories for a Toronto family who skied Big White yearly when our kids were young (an excellent kids ski school there). Now we are newly retired and living near Whistler. Looking forward to seeing your Dolomites trip!

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Congratulations on retirement and living out west now! Big White is definitely a great resort for families and skiers of all levels - I’m thankful we visited it. I am super excited to see and ski the Dolomites! Carmelita has been there, but this is my first trip. We are going to ski both the Dolomiti Superski with IKON tickets and the Skirama Dolomiti with EPIC.

[@Cute-Media]

beautiful ❤ video keep up with journey fans of insta 360 👌🏻

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you! Unbelievable what the Insta360 can do.

[@madatown]

I worked as a lifty back in 2004. I lived right on the mountain, and out my front door was a ski run. Talk about a great commute to work. This brings me back, although it appears a lot has changed based on the trail map. I loved working at the top booth of the t-bar. Funniest moment was when a guest missed getting off at the top of the chairlift, missed the emergency trip wire, made the loop and just ended up taking a ride back down the chairlift. The look on their face was priceless.

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Super cool you got to live and work at Big White! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@albertcutler3421]

Great mountain tour! Thanks!

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you. Appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@gordonholland9863]

Another great shoot Jimbo. It looks like the mountain, facilities and especially the village have changed a great deal since I skied Big White 45 years ago as a teen. Whatever magical camera system you're using yields amazing shots. We should all have one. Give me a shout when you're back at home. Would love to make some turns with you again.

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you! I’m so impressed with the Insta360 X3 and the invisible selfie stick concept. Hoping when they release the X4 this fall it has even higher resolution! I’ll give you a holler when we get back.

[@kieran_leask6829]

thank you !!! great video :)

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke

[@jenniferbutcher759]

Great videos, excellent format and camera work. Super helpful. If you had to choose between Sun Peaks and Big White, what would you recommend. Will be heading to Canada for 10 days from New Zealand…

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@jenniferbutcher759 Thank you! Both Big White and Sun Peaks are super fun! Big White caters to Australian’s (discounts, etc. - not sure about discounts for New Zealand. Big white is known for a family atmosphere, but Sun Peaks also had mostly families every time I visited. Sun Peaks definitely has more skiable terrain. For me, it’s probably a toss up between the two resorts. I really like them both for skiing. They are both pretty similar from a scenery perspective. Beautiful, but not in big rugged peaks. In Canada, I like Banff Sunshine Village and Lake Louise for the incredible mountain scenery and the variety of terrain. Hope you have a great trip!

[@joelmanalo6931]

Looks like it's worth it! Going there next month. Thanks for the video!

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Have a great time! Definitely worth it to me.

[@ashah1029]

This is awesome! Very informative! Hopefully someday Silver Star will be on your list!!

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you! I hope to get to Silver Star someday.

[@reneh.9648]

thanks for the video. Found you while doing some researches, we want to take a one month break in december 2025 and are looking for the perfect skiresort for this time. 😊

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Happy you found our channel! A one month break next season sounds wonderful. If you have any questions about any of the ski resorts I’ve done video tours for - just let me know! Appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@johnwicked4982]

Hi Duke new subs here for you. Anyway great video and im excited to see bIg White this season.I usually started with green for warm up and move ahead to black, But since i haven’t been to BW i want to maximise my 4 days skiing with beautiful views and runs and also a one day stroll in the village as i have company who are non skiers. thanks and hope to see more vids from you.cheers!!😊

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@johnwicked4982 Thank you. Very much appreciate the subs, and for you watching & commenting! I think you will have a great time at Big White. We visited last year for New Year’s and had an amazing time.

[@johnwicked4982]

@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt forgot to add my question , any recommendation on where to best start my run considering i dont have much time to stay longer in the resort. Just want to select whats best trail i can do.Thanks

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@johnwicked4982 With four days in the resort, you will have plenty of time to explore and see it all! Since you mentioned you like to warm up on a green with beautiful views, I would start by taking Snow Ghost lift, and then the Alpine T-Bar to the summit and Ski the Sun Run to Bullet Express. Beautiful warm up run with great scenery. I recommend using Snow Ghost over Ridge Rocket when you can because they go to about the same place, but Snow Ghost is more efficient. I found Ridge Rocket to have more of a lineup because the Plaza lift feeds it directly, and with many beginners - the Ridge Rocket stops a lot. Since you like black runs, I think you will also enjoy the Gem Lake lift. It services steeper blue and black runs. It’s not as efficient of skiing because there are some cat tracks at the top and bottom, but it does offer a lot of terrain I think you will enjoy. I really enjoyed every part of the resort. I didn’t get to ski off Falcon because of the light snow pack last year early season so the chair wasn’t open yet, but I think it would offer good skiing. I enjoyed using the goat paths off the top of Bullet Express to access the Cliff Chair (amazing scenery on the lift ride up), but I wasn’t comfortable skiing the cliff chair by myself with the light snow pack and steep terrain, so I stayed on the groomed runs after getting off the Cliff Chair. You’ll have to let me know your thoughts about Big White after you ski it! I’m going to start out skiing in Colorado, in early January we head for St Moritz in Switzerland and will also ski more of Italy’s Dolomites while in Europe. When we get back, I plan to ski more of Canada (Kimberly, Silver Star, White Water, and Castle). Then drop into Montana and finish the ski season in Utah. Please stay in touch! Sincerely, James Duke

[@johnwicked4982]

@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Thanks for the tips. Will follow it though.Great can’t wait for your next video in Europe if you could make a short cover from airport to resort. Will be in Whistler and Bigwhite on Jan and hopefully i can make it to Silverstar or any mountains you mentioned in Canada. I am based in Canada though. Cheers!!

[@SuperBluemoon3]

great vid - we go in February been a long time waiting for this trip 9 days skiing n boarding cant wait :O)

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you! Excited for you - the snow just finally started coming when I was there - should be prime Big White conditions when you are there! Appreciate you watching and commenting. Sincerely, James Duke

[@Mark260165]

Fabulous video, very informative, we are planning to visit next January, could you please give me some pointers in how to hold the Inst360 X3 when on its invisible pole whilst skiing, it would be a great help. look forwards to seeing more & again, thank you for taking the time to make these extremely entertaining & informative videos.

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you for the kind words! I think you will really enjoy Big White. I have tried a lot of mounts, but this is the one I’ve used all this ski season and it has worked the best: www.amazon.com/dp/B08H5H69TN?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I attach it just under the handle of the ski pole, then I hold the invisible selfie stick and let the ski pole hang behind me to balance the weight of the camera. For the lift ride shots, I unscrew the invisible selfie stick from the mount and just hold the invisible selfie stick. Appreciate you watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke

[@Mark260165]

Thank you for replying & giving away the 360 mounting tips, I have ordered one ready for Norway at the beginning of March. I would like to do a similar thing to your video where you add the ski map and colour the run your about to do, would you share how to do it with me please?? again Awsome Videos, just found the Sunpeaks one, still think Bigwhite as wife only skiis Greens, thank you once again@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@Mark260165 I use Final Cut Pro (an Apple software) and in the titles generator section, they have an option called beams. I adjust the color to green for ski runs, and red for the lifts. It’s a little tedious piecing together the beams on runs that twist and turn, but probably only takes a few minutes for the more complicated ones. I’d love to see the video you put together in Norway!

[@liwang9469]

top of Alpine T-bar is so pretty.

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@liwang9469 absolutely! Thanks for watching.

[@taniac3669]

Hi is Tania , you skied at Big White huh , oh I love that resort . 1- cheap ( US vs CA exchange rate ) 2- Friendly with all Australian young workers We were there last year also in March , were not much snow compared with CA Mammoth, but 2019 just before that ugly virus exploded, we were there in January and oh boy ! cold , cold cold but beautiful with all Christmas decorations still there , and Snow Ghost run really something, awesome, you skied all over places

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Yes, we really enjoyed Big White and visiting with the Australia workers and guests. We are trying to ski as many beautiful places as possible! We are in Italy’s Dolomites now - Words cannot describe the beauty of these mountains. Zermatt was my favorite scenic resort, but the Dolomites will be in a tie for favorite!

[@taniac3669]

@@YouDecideIsItWorthIt Very Very nice , I know i’m not skying around the world but I love mountains, Skiing , so I ended up subscribed you so i can follow you . Thx for sharing

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@taniac3669 I very much appreciate you subscribing! Maybe you’ll see some places to add to your bucket list.

[@JP-qt7yd]

Did you ski the Falcon Chair? Maybe I missed it?

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Falcon wasn’t opened yet when we were there (New Year’s 2024). Looking forward to skiing it in the future! Appreciate you watching & commenting! Sincerely, James Duke

[@JerzySmigielski-m5e]

Hallo.... beautifull !!! Do You know all the Skiworld ?🙂🙂

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Haha - I wish I knew all the best places to ski before I get too old! We are on a British Columbia, Canada circuit before we drop back down to USA and head to the Alps in Austria and Italy. Super excited to ski Italy’s Dolomites! I met a man from Czech Republic who told me the Dolomites are some of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world. Thanks for watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke

[@BlaKKoutGT]

Would've been awesome to see you rip down parachute bowl!

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

For sure! I didn’t have the nerve given the light snowpack this year…. Thanks for watching and commenting! Sincerely, James Duke

[@Migueiii65]

I hear the only thing bad is the visibility can be very poor due to the fog

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thank you for the comment!

[@jonasf4065]

Cool. But so funny to see everyone wearing helmets now.

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@rogerlong2314]

Helmets are wonderful, got blindsided by a snowboarder with hard helmet to helmet contact, thankfully it prevented a early end to my Whistler trip! Great memories of family vacations to Big White. I hope to go their next year.

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@rogerlong2314 For Sure!

[@jonasf4065]

@@rogerlong2314 You probably got blindsided since you didn't have the peripheral vision necessary wearing a helmet. Well, let's admit what it is. The Natasha Richardson effect. And a style trend. Certainly didn't change anything in regards to death rates on the mountain.

[@jonbrown9490]

​@jonasf4065 Did it change the TBI occurrence? It's safer than not wearing one, no matter what you would like to believe. Also, you have the same peripheral vision, since you are wearing goggles....And I'm guessing your eyes aren't so far apart that the ear pads affect your field of vision. Of course, everyone is different...so maybe that's an issue for you.

[@CBFL77]

Maybe I'm not depressed, just born in the wrong place (sub-tropical).

[@YouDecideIsItWorthIt]

@@CBFL77 Maybe time to head for some snow & mountains !